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Tel: 15933,16381. Nepal Lainchaur, GPO Box 292, Kathmandu,

Visa Requirements Indian visas are available from Indian Consular offices around the world, on pay- ment of a visa fee of around US $ 5. UK citizens have to pay a visa fee of $ 23. Ap- plications for multiple and single entry visas are accepted. Indian visas are necessary for all foreigners visiting India. There are several kinds of visas includ- ing Entry Visa, Tourist Visa, Business Visa, Long term visa (upto -5 years with multiple entry facilities) etc, are available. Also Collective Landing Permits are avail- able for foreign tourists in groups. Visa Extensions Tourist visas are available for a maxi- mum period of 180 days. No charges are levied for visa extension within the maxi- mum period of 180 days. Identical passport photographs are required. However, in case of an extension be- yond 180 days, which is allowed only in ex- ceptional cases, an extension fee of Rs.100 for US citizens and Rs.200 for UK citizens is charged. Tourists from other countries are ad- vised to check current applicable visa fees/ visa extension fees with Government of India Tourist Offices or Indian Consular Offices located in their respective countries. Some of the major Indian Consular Of- fices overseas include: Australia 3-5 Moonah Place, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Tel: (062) 733999 Bangladesh 120 Road 2, Chanmodi Residential Area, H. No. 129, Dhaka, Tel: 507 670 Canada 10 Springfield Road, Ottawa KIM 109, Tel: 744 3751 France 15 Rue Alfred Dehodencq, 75016 Paris, Tel: 45203930 Japan 2-11, Kudan Minami 2-Chome, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Tel: 262 2391 Kenya Jeevan Bharati Building, Harambee Ave- nue, Nairobi, Tel: 22566 Malaysia United Asian Bank Building, 19 Malacca Street, Kuala Lumpur, Tel: 221766. Myanmar 545-547, Merchant Street, Yangoon,

Madras Chief Immigration Officer, 9 Village Road, Nungambakkam, Madras-600 034 (Tel : 477 036) Visas can also be renewed in all State Capitals and District Headquarters by an application to the Police Commissioner's Office/Senior Superintendent of Police/Su- perintendent of Police. Special permits can be obtained if spe- cifically asked for while applying for a visa or they may be obtained after arrival in In- dia. The FRROs (Foreigners' Regional Registration Offices) in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and the Chief Immigration Officer in Madras can issue the same as well as group permits. This permit is valid for a maximum period of 15 days only. Permits must be applied for at least two weeks in advance for group tourists. Permits are required for the following places: 1. North Eastern Frontiers: Permits are available at the FRROs in Delhi, Cal- cutta, Bombay and with the Chief Immigration Officer in Madras. 2. Andaman Is. : Permits are obtainable from an Indian Embassy or Consular Offices abroad or from the FRROs in Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta and the Chief Immigration Officer in Madras. Visas to neighbouring countries 1. Afghanistan : from the Embassy at 5/50- F, Shantipath, New Delhi-110 021 (Tel: 603331 Telex: 031-72253) 2. Bhutan : Bhutan Tourism Corporation, P.O. Box. No. 159, Thimphu, Bhutan which organises group tours of six or more members; will also take care of visa formalities. 3. Myanmar : from the Embassy at 5/30-F, Nyaya Marg, New Delhi-100 021 (Tel : 600 251 Telex : 031-7224 MEND IN) 4. Nepal : from the Royal Nepalese Em- bassy, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110 001 (Tel: 3329969 Telex: 031-66283 NEMB IN Fax: 332 6857) 5. Thailand: from the Embassies in New Delhi and Calcutta: 56-N, Nyaya Marg, New Delhi-110 021. (Tel: 607 807 Telex: 031-72275 THAI IN Fax: 6872029) 18-B Mandeville Garden, Ballygunj, Cal- cutta-700’019. (Tel: 460 836) Special Permits

Tel: 211300 Netherlands Buitenrustwg 2, The Hague, Tel : (070) 469771 New Zealand 180, Molesworth Street, Princess Towers, Wellington, Tel: 736 390 Pakistan 482-F, Sector G-6/4, Islamabad, Tel : 821049 Singapore India House, 31 Grange Road, Singapore, Tel: 737 6777 Sri Lanka 3rd Floor, State Bank of India Building, 18- 3/1, Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha, Colombo, Tel: 21604,22788 Switzerland Weltportstr 17,3015 Berne, Tel: (031) 440193 Thailand 46 Soi Prasarmitr, Sukhumvit 23, Bangkok, Tel: 258 0300 UK India House, Aldwych, London WC2B4NA, Tel: 836 8484 USA 2107 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20008, Tel: 939 7000 Germany Adenauerallee 262, 5300 Bonn, Tel: 54050 Foreigners' Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in New Delhi, Bombay and Cal- cutta and the Chief Immigration Officer in Madras handle visa renewals as well as permits for Restricted Areas, viz. An- daman Islands, Sikkim, Assam, Ladakh, Lahaul Spiti etc. New Delhi FRRO, 1st floor, Hans Bhawan, Near Tilak Bridge, Bahadur Saah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 (Tel: 3319781,3318179) Bombay FRRO, Office of the DCP, Special Branch II, CID Head Office (Annex 2), Crawford Mar- ket, Bombay - 400 034. (Tel : 2620455, 2621169) Calcutta FRRO, 237, Acharya Jagdish Bose Road, Calcutta-700 020 (Tel: 443301, 440 549)

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